I’ll probably be going live sometime this weekend - Friday night (probably) to try to repair my CTX ExBook’s motherboard. Keep a watch over my channel if you’d like to catch that!
I just watched the rest of your Video . Good Job Dude !! You nailed it !! I'm happy for you that you got it on the first try . AWESOME !! Now you can start making a few bucks by doing repairs for your Friends .
If I do that then I won’t ever be able to get it out again. Main issue is that I’m missing the proper screws for it. They’re somewhere but I’ve misplaced them among the sea of extra screws I have.
If you don't mind a couple of suggestions ; next time give yourself more lengths of Wire to play with . And then bare a bit more Wire . You'll need to learn how to " Tin " the Wire before Soldering . Tinning is prepping the Wire for the Soldering . And when I said give yourself more Wire to play with , that includes wrapping each Wire separately with Black Electricians Tape and then tape them together . And obviously you'll want to do this as neat as possible to take up as little space inside your Computer as possible . Ok , here's the deal , I am definitely not a know it all . I only know what has worked for me in the past . But the Soldering aspect I learned from an older Gentleman who had been doing this type of work for most of his Adult Life . I wish you the best of luck . I hope you're doing well . 🎸
It'll blow out sooner than you think, unfortunately. I have an Inspiron 8100 which is pretty much the same machine as the Latitude C610, save for the case design, and the right speaker is completely dead, while the left one sounds abhorrent. Same thing happened with my CPiA, but I've actually ordered replacement ones with the same specs for it from AliExpress since they're standard circle-shaped. (but not for the 8100 since I really just don't care) BTW, I don't get how all of your Dells have such fragile plastics. Both of mine are holding up alright considering their age. I've only broken a single tab and part of the plastic "stick" over the HDD door on the CPi while opening it, and it's perfectly fine once it's all screwed in.
That’s a good tip. The 8100’s speakers have foam that goes bad as part of the speaker, not the backing. Mine blew out too. And so did my CPi’s. The 8100 speakers are different from the CS/C610 It’s really only the CPI and CS plastics that are bad. The later ones have been fine so far. Soon enough your CPI hinge plastics will stress crack, they all do. You may just have one that’s a little better.
@@3lectr1cI I haven't looked closely at the speakers, they just looked similar to the one you replaced. But I figure the 8100's could be replaced with the same ones if I swap/entirely omit the housing? I actually saw another CPi-A with a 13.3in. display, but didn't get it because of the awful cracks not only in the hinges, but the upper bezel of the display as well! It's a shame, since they indeed are very nice machines. In retrospect I should have, since they're fairly rare where I live. Oh, are you planning on getting one of those early Dells, such as the Latitude XP(i)? From what I gather they have super nice trackballs :-) Oh and also the LM! Wonder how the build quality fares on them now though...
I would like an XPi at some point but the PSUs they and the LM use are hard to find. Similar connector but different keying and voltage to the C series ones. LMs have plastics issues around the hinges but otherwise seem fine. A little bit of epoxy or JB weld can probably take care of that. XPi seems better but I’ve still seen hinge failures. Shame on the CPI indeed. I like mine, but they just don’t hold up. The 12.1 inch models may hold up better than the 13.3s. Don’t have a 12 so I can’t say.
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I’ll probably be going live sometime this weekend - Friday night (probably) to try to repair my CTX ExBook’s motherboard. Keep a watch over my channel if you’d like to catch that!
I just watched the rest of your Video . Good Job Dude !! You nailed it !!
I'm happy for you that you got it on the first try .
AWESOME !! Now you can start making a few bucks by doing repairs for your Friends .
Kind of a simple repair, but satisfying to watch nonetheless, as stuff around these machines tends to be.
CS and CSx should use the same speakers, I'll definitely Keep this video on hand if mine ever blow.
Also btw the CS series is 100% magnesium chassis its the same on my CSx!
Hope that helps
That’s the only thing keeping this laptop in one piece. The top case isn’t unfortunately and a bunch of screw posts snapped taking it off.
@@3lectr1c you may need to try loosening the hinges a tad and apparently a Buttload of JBweld
The hinges are solid thankfully. Not stiff currently. It’s the keyboard mounts that I need to do something about, it rattles so bad right now.
@@3lectr1c the keyboard shouldn't have much "Strain" in it per se..
A healthy dose of JB weld should secure it
If I do that then I won’t ever be able to get it out again. Main issue is that I’m missing the proper screws for it. They’re somewhere but I’ve misplaced them among the sea of extra screws I have.
If you don't mind a couple of suggestions ; next time give yourself more lengths of Wire to play with . And then bare a bit more Wire . You'll need to learn how to
" Tin " the Wire before Soldering . Tinning is prepping the Wire for the Soldering . And when I said give yourself more Wire to play with , that includes wrapping each Wire separately with Black Electricians Tape and then tape them together . And obviously you'll want to do this as neat as possible to take up as little space inside your Computer as possible . Ok , here's the deal , I am definitely not a know it all . I only know what has worked for me in the past . But the Soldering aspect I learned from an older Gentleman who had been doing this type of work for most of his Adult Life . I wish you the best of luck . I hope you're doing well . 🎸
I could definitely use some more practice doing this sort of repair
It'll blow out sooner than you think, unfortunately. I have an Inspiron 8100 which is pretty much the same machine as the Latitude C610, save for the case design, and the right speaker is completely dead, while the left one sounds abhorrent. Same thing happened with my CPiA, but I've actually ordered replacement ones with the same specs for it from AliExpress since they're standard circle-shaped. (but not for the 8100 since I really just don't care)
BTW, I don't get how all of your Dells have such fragile plastics. Both of mine are holding up alright considering their age. I've only broken a single tab and part of the plastic "stick" over the HDD door on the CPi while opening it, and it's perfectly fine once it's all screwed in.
Also, quick tip: when soldering wires, tape them to the desk. SO much easier to work with.
That’s a good tip.
The 8100’s speakers have foam that goes bad as part of the speaker, not the backing. Mine blew out too. And so did my CPi’s. The 8100 speakers are different from the CS/C610
It’s really only the CPI and CS plastics that are bad. The later ones have been fine so far.
Soon enough your CPI hinge plastics will stress crack, they all do. You may just have one that’s a little better.
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I haven't looked closely at the speakers, they just looked similar to the one you replaced. But I figure the 8100's could be replaced with the same ones if I swap/entirely omit the housing?
I actually saw another CPi-A with a 13.3in. display, but didn't get it because of the awful cracks not only in the hinges, but the upper bezel of the display as well! It's a shame, since they indeed are very nice machines. In retrospect I should have, since they're fairly rare where I live.
Oh, are you planning on getting one of those early Dells, such as the Latitude XP(i)? From what I gather they have super nice trackballs :-) Oh and also the LM! Wonder how the build quality fares on them now though...
The 8100’s speakers are way nicer than any of the others, mine briefly worked before they blew out. I don’t think the CS/C610 ones would fit.
I would like an XPi at some point but the PSUs they and the LM use are hard to find. Similar connector but different keying and voltage to the C series ones.
LMs have plastics issues around the hinges but otherwise seem fine. A little bit of epoxy or JB weld can probably take care of that.
XPi seems better but I’ve still seen hinge failures.
Shame on the CPI indeed. I like mine, but they just don’t hold up.
The 12.1 inch models may hold up better than the 13.3s. Don’t have a 12 so I can’t say.